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Re: Conlang book

From:daniel andreasson <daniel.andreasson@...>
Date:Wednesday, February 7, 2001, 12:40
Andreas Johansson skrev:

> Hm what about this: A lang where the only difference between > the following sentences 'd be the case inflextion on the wrod > for "wall": > > He walks to the wall (and stops there). > He walks into (the inside of) the wall. > He walks from the wall. > He walks out from inside the wall. > He walks inside the wall. > He walks through the wall. > > Is there any natlang with sufficient cases for this?
Probably some of the Caucasian languages, though I don't have any examples. Many of those languages have cases that are a combination of one positional part and one movement part. And iirc ajinkwai's Draqa does something similar. daniel -- <> Daeselaidh goddi mis giall! <> daniel.andreasson@telia.com <> <> Lwodadh giall! <> Daniel Andreasson <>